Los Alamitos, CA — Practical Components Inc. has promoted Russell Kido to Sales Manager. Russell has been at Practical Components since October 2005 as a sales representative. Over the past seven years, he has proven his skills time and again by providing outstanding technical and engineering support to customers. His promotion is effective immediately.

In his new position, Russell's duties include managing Practical Components' worldwide sales network. In addition, he is responsible for the company's sales and marketing strategy and assists customers with refining the introduction of emerging packaging technologies. Another important aspect of his position includes training and presenting new products to major customers.